Tredyffrin News: School Board Announces Tax Study Group, New TE Board Talk Program Online, TE Insight Community Newsletter, Meeting Schedule

In May 2011, the Tredyffrin/Easttown School Board sent a postcard to all property owners in the school district informing them of the Board's decision to form a Citizen Tax Study Group and inviting them to apply. The deadline to apply was June 15, 2011. The District received 186 applications from community members. The Tax Study Group members were selected randomly to represent different segments of the T/E community including property owners, renters, retirees, those who currently pay an earned income tax, those who do not currently pay an earned income tax, business owners and those with school age children. The Tax Study Group also includes a mix of gender and ages. The names of the Tax Study Group members were announced publicly at the June 20, 2011 Finance Committee meeting. The nine members include: Michael Abele, Michael Benning, Rita Borzillo, Marie Falcone, William Mullin, Terri Smith, Andrew Snyder, Edward Stevens and Lauren Walsh.

The Tax Study Group will meet publicly up to eight times during the months of September and October. The meeting dates and times are as follows. Check the TESD web site at www.tesd.net for meeting times once they become available.

Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 29, 2011 - TBD

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - TBD

Thursday, October 6, 2011 - TBD

Thursday, September 22, 2011 - TBD

Thursday, October 13, 2011 - TBD

The Tax Study Group is charged with the task of studying the possible effects that an Earned Income Tax (EIT) would have on the school district and its residents. Following its study, the Tax Study Group will present the pros and cons of an EIT to the School Board and community members. The School Board will then determine whether or not to pursue an EIT further. Pennsylvania school districts must obtain voter approval by means of a voter referendum on the primary election ballot. The maximum EIT that the T/E School District could levy, with voter approval, is 1%.

Public comments regarding budgetary issues may be submitted to Arthur J.McDonnell, Business Manager or to the T/E School Board.

New T/E Board Talk Program Online

The latest edition of TE Board Talk, a School District news program, is airing daily at 6:00 pm on TETV, Comcast Channel 14 and Verizon Channel 20. The program is also available on the TESD web site by clicking here. The video may take a minute or two to download depending on your internet connection.

The program features

an interview with School Board Finance Committee chair Kevin Mahoney on the 2011-2012 budget;
a recap of Devon Elementary School's Blue Ribbon Ceremony from earlier this year; and
an introduction to Dr. Andrea Chipego, T/E's new Director of Individualized Student Services.

Summer 2011 T/E Insight Community Newsletter

Click here for the latest issue of the T/E Insight community newsletter. A paper copy of the T/E Insight will be mailed to all taxpayers in the T/E School District. This issue features:

2011-2012 Budget Approved
School Board Names Citizen Tax Study Group
Devon Elementary School Named a Blue Ribbon School
Summer Construction Update
Conestoga Students Recognized by National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Hillside Elementary School Students Collaborate on Award Winning Project
Meet T/E's New Director of Individualized Student Services
Announcements and Reminders
T/E Recognizes Retiring Employees

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New Items On The T/e-Bulletin Board

An online listing of community non-profit events and activities.For a complete listing of fliers, visit the T/e-Bulletin Board on the T/E School District web site.

T3Soccer Boys Junior High Camp, Grades 6-8, sponsored by the Conestoga High School Boys' Booster Club

While the T/E School District reviews fliers for content, the District is not responsible for the actual activities or events.

Upcoming Meeting Dates

Meetings will be held at the T/E School District Administration Offices (TEAO): West Valley Business Center, 940 West Valley Road, Suite 1700, Wayne, unless otherwise noted. Meeting agendas are linked once they are available on the TESD web site.

Regular School Board Meeting, 8/22, 7:30 pm, TEAO

Facilities Committee Meeting, 8/26, 2:00 pm, TEAO

Information contained in this e-newsletter is intended for parents of students and community members of the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District and is not intended to be copied or posted onto third-party web sites. The official web site address for the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District is www.tesd.net.

Tredyffrin/Easttown School District, 940 West Valley Road, Suite 1700, Wayne, PA 19087

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